Poetic Devices

Which literary device is used in the phrase "deafening silence"?

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Simile

• Allusion

What is the literary device called when a non-human object is given human characteristics?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Apostrophe

Identify the literary device in the following sentence: "The wind whispered through the trees."

• Allusion

• Apostrophe

• Personification

• Oxymoron

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• The world is a stage.

• He ran like the wind.

• The stars danced in the sky.

What is the effect of using a simile in poetry?

• It creates a direct comparison.

• It gives human traits to non-human things.

• It makes a reference to another work.

• It addresses an absent person or thing.

Which literary device is used in the phrase "O Death, where is thy sting?"

• Allusion

• Apostrophe

• Metaphor

• Simile

Identify the literary device in the following sentence: "He was a lion in battle."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Oxymoron

What is the purpose of using an allusion in poetry?

• To create a direct comparison

• To give human traits to non-human things

• To make a reference to another work or event

• To address an absent person or thing

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

• Sweet sorrow

• As brave as a lion

• The curtain of night

• The sun smiled down

Identify the literary device in the following sentence: "She is like a rose."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Allusion